pardon
Example Sentences
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Last week it announced the pardon of more than 2,000 prisoners.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Cuba announced on Thursday that it would soon pardon and release 2,010 prisoners as a “humanitarian gesture,” though it is unclear if any were protesters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The inquiry puts the world’s largest crypto exchange back in the legal spotlight after its founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, received a pardon from President Trump in October.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Oklahoma law requires that a pardon and parole board vote in favor of clemency before the governor makes his final decision.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
“You will pardon me, M. Poirot, but I do not quite understand you.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing pardon
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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